Tar and chip driveways in Littlehampton

How much should I budget in Littlehampton?

Local guide rates for Littlehampton (the South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint):

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Tar and chip drive with a new sub-base	£50–£82 per m²
Example: 50 m² drive	£2,500–£4,100
Example: 100 m² drive	£4,950–£8,250
Example: 200 m² drive	£9,400–£15,700

As a 2026 guide in Littlehampton, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £50–£82 per m² including VAT, so a 200 m² drive is roughly £9,400–£15,700. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Littlehampton: the local details

What applies in Littlehampton. Littlehampton is 26 miles from Crawley, and we survey there as part of West Sussex cover.

Postcodes: BN17, BN16, BN18
Area: West Sussex
Nearest towns: Bognor Regis (6 miles), Worthing (7 miles), Lancing (10 miles), Chichester (11 miles)
Pricing: South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Littlehampton: Bognor Regis, Worthing, Lancing, Chichester, Shoreham-by-Sea.

Planning and kerb rules for Littlehampton

In England, householder permitted development (Class F of the 2015 General Permitted Development Order) lets you lay a hard surface in front of a house without planning permission if it is porous, or if the rainwater is directed to a permeable area within the property. If the area is more than 5 m² and neither applies, you need permission. Standard dense tarmac is not porous, so a dense tarmac drive needs a lawn, border, channel to a soakaway or other permeable route for its water. Any new or widened crossing over the pavement needs approval from the highway authority (the county or unitary council).

What the price covers

Tar and chip, also called surface dressing, is a layer of bitumen sprayed onto a prepared base and immediately covered with stone chippings, which are rolled in so the surface looks like gravel but behaves like a bound drive.

Base prepared: new MOT Type 1 sub-base, or an existing sound tarmac or stone base
Edges set with kerbs, setts or cobbles
Hot bitumen or emulsion sprayed evenly
Rolled to bed the stones in
Second coat where a double dressing is specified

How it is built

Your questions answered

What is the price of a tar and chip driveway in Littlehampton?

As a 2026 guide in Littlehampton, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £50–£82 per m² including VAT, so a 200 m² drive is roughly £9,400–£15,700. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Which Littlehampton postcodes do you cover?

We cover Littlehampton including BN17, BN16, BN18, and nearby Bognor Regis, Worthing, Lancing.

Can I get a free survey in Littlehampton?

Yes for new surfacing such as drives, paths, private roads and car parks. Small repairs are often priced from photos; if a visit is needed for a repair-only job, we tell you any charge first.

What approvals apply in Littlehampton?

In England, a new hard surface over 5 m² in front of a house needs planning permission unless it is porous or drains to a lawn, border or soakaway within the property. Dropped kerbs are approved by the highway authority (the county or unitary council).

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